Compounds

Ryan McCarthy
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Monthly case studies on the systems behind huge wins—and epic collapses. Hosted by Ryan McCarthy. This show analyzes the teams, strategies, capital allocation decisions, and operational execution that powered (or failed to) these systems—and the eras they defined.

Episodes

  1. APR 13

    Ep.1 - Starbucks (The Start Up & Young Growth Era)

    Between 1987 and 2000, Starbucks didn't just grow it compounded. This episode breaks down the three capabilities that turned a Seattle coffee roaster into a global ritual: - a superior product delivered frictionlessly - a "third place" that could be replicated anywhere - and a talent model that became a competitive moat. We'll cover Howard Schultz's Milan insight, the 74% margin pilot store that proved the model, Arthur Rubinfeld's real estate playbook, Wright Massey's store-opening machine, and the radical decision to give stock options to part-time baristas.The reusable mental models: why quality doesn't scale without removing friction, why systems beat strategy, and why moats are built with people, not products. COMPOUNDS Elite organizations don't succeed by accident. They build formulas—capabilities that reinforce each other and compound value over time. Each episode of COMPOUNDS breaks down a dominant era from business, sports, or leadership history to extract the reusable mental models that powered it. We're not telling stories. We're reverse-engineering systems. SOURCES - https://www.amazon.com/Pour-Your-Heart-Into-Starbucks/dp/0786863153/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch - https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/starbucks-with-howard-schultz - https://www.primevideo.com/detail/More-Than-Coffee---The-Secrets-of-Starbucks-Success/0T1R8N7V9V4XQ8WSNNEW11PXPK - https://worldlypartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Starbucks.pdf - https://www.scribd.com/doc/11801030/Starbucks-IPO

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Monthly case studies on the systems behind huge wins—and epic collapses. Hosted by Ryan McCarthy. This show analyzes the teams, strategies, capital allocation decisions, and operational execution that powered (or failed to) these systems—and the eras they defined.

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  • Creator
    Ryan McCarthy
  • Episodes
    1
  • Rating
    Clean
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    Compounds